For the Fighting Spirit of the Walnut
Will be published approx. on 1. June 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-8112-1748-4 (ISBN)
Description
The radiant subway. The wall that clears up, endless. A thundering prayer of steel that fastens together the days, a brush of cloud hanging upon it, O beginning, it is there-your nest. Thus the keynotes of Hiraide's utterly original book-length poem unfold-a mix of narrative, autobiography, minute scientific observations, poetics, rhetorical experiments, hyper-realistic images, and playful linguistic subversions-all scored with the precision of a mathematical-musical structure.
Reviews / Votes
"Even in translation, [Hiraide's] fine poetry really shines. At times I am reminded of T.S. Eliot." -- Kenzaburo OeMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 166 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
168 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8112-1748-4 (9780811217484)
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Persons
Takashi Hiraide was born in Moji, Kitakyushu in 1950. He has published numerous books of poetry as well as several books of genre-bending essays, including one on poetics and baseball. He currently lives in the west suburbs of Tokyo with a cat and his wife, the poet Michiyo Kawano. Sawako Nakayasu is a contemporary poet and translator who was born in Japan. Her translation of Takashi Hiraide's For the Fighting Spirit of the Walnut won the Best Translated Book Award (2009) from Three Percent, as well as a PEN Translation Fund Award in 2005.